[OSM-talk] The OSM Applet - let's ditch it for JOSM (was: Mapping Reading, some impressions)

[Tom Chance]

Ahoy,

On Tuesday 05 September 2006 14:40, vegard wrote:
> Conclusion: I don't think josm is too difficult. I believe most osm-users
> are well above average in technical skills, even as beginners. I don't
> think we stand much chance to attract much non-technical people. I might
> be wrong, nothing would be better, but let's be a little realistic.

Strolling through Forbury Gardens with a friend for a picnic this lunchtime, 
we talked about OSM (since I wanted to map the paths while I was there, much 
to her amusement ;-).

I'm sure somebody said this elsewhere, but just in case... I think it's fair 
to say that people putting in large numbers of nodes/segments/ways to map out 
entire towns are going to be fairly technical, or invested in the project 
enough to get and learn JOSM.

But then people like my friend would be likely to load the web page and add 
odd things like pubs, post boxes, etc. For example I'd love to have an 
interactive map of "green Reading" a bit like the Green Brighton site, based 
on OSM data, and allowing people to enter new venues.

A web-based interface that helped people add small-scale data like missing 
road names, amenities, etc. and all in a very intuitive manner might be 
something to aim for?

Regards,
Tom

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